Gullickson nets hat trick, leads Alexandria to 7-4 win over Twin City

AJ Gullickson lifted Alexandria to a 7-4 victory with a hat trick against Twin City.

Gullickson notched his first tally 5:38 into the first period. He then added goals at 15:07 into the first and at 10:42 into the second.

Twin City\’s power play was ineffective against Alexandria\’s penalty kill, which allowed one goal while shorthanded.

Alexandria forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 10 minors and one major for 35 minutes in penalty time. Alexandria surpassed its season average of 25.0 penalty minutes per game. Alexandria\’s offense rang up 46 shots on Twin City\’s net. Alexandria surpassed its usual scoring output this season. Alexandria averages 3.8 goals per game.

Alexandria\’s Derrick LaCombe stopped 23 shots out of the 27 that he faced. Alexandria registered one goal on six power play opportunities. Gunnar Howg made 39 saves for Twin City on 46 shots. Twin City ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Jay Paul was ejected from the game.